he's been talking to the bbc�*s amol rajan.an in the world. but the founder of microsoft has somehow gone from being the face of american computing and capitalism to the front man for endless conspiracy theories. he's given tens of billions to philanthropy, focusing on climate change and global health... and what is this? ..particularly that of children. i travelled to kenya to question him on a range of issues, including those raised by critics of his philanthropy. who made you god? i'm not god! i mean, as a percentage of the world economy, you know, i'm kind of round in there but, yes, i decided that the death of children — when i read that diarrhoea was killing 500,000 children and that the vaccine to stop those deaths was being given to the rich kids but not to the poor kids, isaid, "wow! "now i know the area of inequity most of my money will go on". during the pandemic, gates became the subject of countless conspiracy theories. i did not expect that. but, you know, during the pandemic, there were tens of millions of messag

he's been talking to the bbc�*s amol rajan.00,000 children and that the vaccine to stop those deaths was being given to the rich kids but not to the poor kids, i said, "wow, now i know the area of inequity most of my money will go on." well, and you can watch that interview in full tonight: that's amol rajan interviews: bill gates at 7.30pm on bbc two. it will also be on iplayer and as a podcast on bbc sounds. when we think of eurovision, we may well think of bucks fizz, abba, or sam ryder. you probably don't think of the sex pistols. but this year, john lydon, best known as the frontman — johnny rotten — of the 19705 british punk band — i5 bidding to become ireland's entry. his song hawaii celebrates his wife, nora forster, who's living with alzheimer's disease. the couple have been together for more than 40 years and the musician hopes his bid to compete at eurovision will bring awareness to the disease and what families go through. daniel rosney reports. # god save the queen...# when you listen to this, you probably aren't t

amol rajan, bbc news, kenya.interview will be on a podcast on bbc sounds coming out over the weekend. you're watching bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm@monika plaha thank you very much forjoining me. hello. weather change is on the way at the weekend. i'll detail in a moment. first, it's been a pretty wet 2a hours across parts of northern scotland, over 50 millimetres of rain in places, over 5 hours of sunshine in the sunniest parts of kent on thursday, although much of the uk has been cloudy. some cloud, rain we are all in the mild air at the moment. it's this that changes at the weekend. by sunday, the blue takes over. it will be turning colder but actually it will be tipping the balance on sunday in favour of sunnier skies. once again with a big area of high pressure moving right across the uk. we're not there yet, and there will be a lot of clouds to start off on friday. there'll be a damp start across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england. particularly mild here though,

amol rajan, bbc news, kenya.ogramme will also be available on iplayer and as a podcast on bbc sounds. time for a look at the weather. weather changes on their way for the weekend. here are a lot of cloud out there, that made for some decent sunset views. by sunday, more sunshine out there but temperatures will have dropped. along with all of the cloud moving in. plenty of mild air across as right now but lower temperatures by sunday, although the sky by then will be bluer. a lot of cloud out there tonight, very windy across scotland, northern ireland, northern england with the rain moving southwards.

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amol rajan, bbc news, kenya. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello.hern scotland, over 50 millimetres of rain in places, overfive hours of sunshine in the sunniest parts of kent on thursday. although much of the uk has been cloudy. some cloud, rain we are all in the mild air at the moment. it's this that changes at the weekend. by sunday, the blue takes over. it will be turning colder but actually will be tipping the balance on sunday in favour of sunnier skies. once again with a big area of high pressure moving right across the uk. we're not there yet and there will be a lot of clouds to start off on friday. there'll be a damp start across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england, particularly mild here though, double figure temperatures from the word go. now, any early rain will clear away from northern ireland and northern england and push north across scotland. so any early sunny spells here will be short lived for northern ireland. for england and wales into the afternoon. a lot of cloud around you may still encounter som

amol rajan, bbc news, kenya.abia's tourism authority to sponsor the 2023 women's world cup. new zealand sports minister grant robertson said fifa should consider the "empowerment of women and girls" when making commercial arrangements. football australia and new zealand football have said they are "shocked and disappointed" by the reported deal. i'm joined now by rebecca sowden, former new zealand international, who played for the football ferns between 2004 and 2007. wonderful to get you on the programme and just to say we still have not heard yet, from my car when it is being reported though, it will be announced soon, what are your thoughts? be announced soon, what are your thou~hts? ~' .,, be announced soon, what are your thou~hts? ~' , , be announced soon, what are your thou~hts? ~' , ., , thoughts? like most players, fans and the general _ thoughts? like most players, fans and the general public _ thoughts? like most players, fans and the general public this - thoughts? like most players, fans and the gener

amol rajan, bbc news, kenya. seattle has played a prominent farewell in the sky. as it was —— thejumbo was first introduced at the paris air show in 1969. it brought commercialflight to the commercial flight to the masses. that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello. weather change is on the way at the weekend. i'll detail in a moment. first, it's been a pretty wet 2a hours across parts of northern scotland, over 50 millimetres of rain in places, over 5 hours of sunshine in the sunniest parts of kent on thursday, although much of the uk has been cloudy. some cloud, rain we are all in the mild air at the moment. it's this that changes at the weekend. by sunday, the blue takes over. it will be turning colder but actually it will be tipping the balance on sunday in favour of sunnier skies. once again with a big area of high pressure moving right across the uk. we're not there yet, and there will be a lot of clouds to start off on friday. there'll be a damp start across parts of southern scotland, northern ir

amol rajan, bbc news, kenya. and you can see that interview in full, tomorrow night at 7.30 on bbc two, when bill gates also the programme will also be available on iplayer and as a podcast on bbc sounds. time for a look at the weather. weather changes on their way for the weekend. here are a lot of cloud out there, that made for some decent sunset views. by sunday, more sunshine out there but temperatures will have dropped. along with all of the cloud moving in. plenty of mild air across as right now but lower temperatures by sunday, although the sky by then will be bluer. a lot of cloud out there tonight, very windy across scotland, northern ireland, northern england with the rain moving southwards. it is already quite damp and drizzly across wales and western parts of england. a mild start tomorrow with some spots in double figures. the rain that moves south across scotland will lift back northwards across scotland tomorrow though the windiest weather will be easing and we are left with another day with a lot

amol rajan, bbc news, kenya.nts later today. it's been called the biggest treatment disaster in nhs history, with 30,000 people thought to have been infected with hiv or hepatitis—c. 0ur health correspondent, jim reed, has more. archive: nobody in the threackall | household thought that they could | be affected by aids. in 1991, the bbc broadcast this landmark documentary about the aids crisis. i had a blood test which the hospital confirmed was hiv. bob threackall was infected after being given contaminated drugs for the blood disorder, haemophilia. you see things on television, it is so far removed from everything you know, you don't even consider that you could be part of anything like that, but you can. now a retired teacher, sue has spent decades trying to find out what happened and what was known about the risks. 0ver that time, we have battled mps, various parliamentarians, civil servants, the medical profession, pharmaceutical companies, itjust goes on and on. bob died just months after that programme was